Behind the Book by the editors of BookPage

Tony Hillerman once inscribed a book to me with these words:“For Rosemary – Who qualifies for the ‘Listening Woman’ title I once used.–Tony Hillerman”That inscription ranks with the most cherished compliments I have received in my life. But much as I love to know that he valued me as a good listener, I have to admit, it was easy to listen to Tony Hillerman....

Diamonds and disaster in the sky

A long-ago plane crash inspires Tony Hillerman's new mystery There is a sense of symmetry as I sit in a cozy cabin overlooking the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Trail and begin collating the notes of my interview with Southwestern mystery author Tony Hillerman. Hillerman's latest novel, Skeleton Man, takes place in the Grand Canyon, reuniting...

Whodunit Column by Bruce Tierney

Renowned Navajo tribal policemen Joe Leaphorn (retired but by no means out of the loop) and Jim Chee return in Tony Hillerman's latest, The Sinister Pig. The aforementioned pig is not of the porcine variety, but rather a device used for cleaning gas pipelines from the inside, a small mechanized entity capable of determining the condition of underground pipe without the messy and expensive...

Audio Column by Sukey Howard

Audio Column by Rosemary Zibart

In Tony Hillerman's newest mystery, The First Eagle Joe Leaphorn has retired. Yet he doesn't like playing golf (once you've got the ball in all 18 holes, why do it again?), and he's lonely since the death of his wife Emma. When the opportunity arises to work as a private detective, the former Navajo police lieutenant accepts the job to search for a missing woman who was last spotted near Yells...